Paul Ingram was the county Republican Party Chairman of Thurston County, Washington and the Chief Civil Deputy of the Sheriff's department, accused by his daughters of sexual abuse, by at least one daughter of satanic ritual abuse, and later accused by his son in 1996 of being abused by his father from the ages of 4 to 12. He originally pled guilty, but has since maintained his innocence. After pleading guilty, he attempted to withdraw his plea and requested a trial or clemency. These requests were refused. He was released in 2003. Sheriff Gary Edwards stated that he had no doubts about Ingram-s confession or problems with Ingram being sent to prison. Edwards stated that the case wasn-t perfect, but that it had complete judicial review